California drivers get stupider every year. When I'm Governor, half this state is getting their license pulled. Love your vids! I discovered Margarita five years ago (I hope nobody else does). The camping is fun and I threw my kayak out for fishing a couple of times to no avail. Would love to see some quick tips on baits, lures, etc. and what to look for if you have nothing but a pole and a tackle box. Just saw today that the lake is stocked with trout! Would also love to catch a blue catfish. Thanks for posting. Peace.
Trout don't get stocked all year, as there's better success of survival n colder water. That said, the last trout stock was in June (schedule here: nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FishPlants/Default.aspx?water=Santa+Margarita+Lake&time=All). There are some good sized catfish in that lake, as I caught an 8 pounder and my buddy caught an 11 last year while we were looking for bass. Good times! Margarita is beautiful and I'm glad you found it. Fishing can be a challenge at times but stay with it!! Here's a good resource: 805webcams.com/santa-margarita-lake-webcam-california/
Referring to Google Earth for measurements, I saw him when he was about a 1/3 mile away. My 12 foot kayak, vertical rods, and red PFD makes me visible, as well as the 4 mph wake I was leaving behind me. The width of the channel where I crossed is approximately 525 feet. I was around 425 feet across when he passed in front of me, putting 50 feet between his boat and me and 50 feet between his boat and shore. You can see the path in the water and its close distance to shore after he passes. My only thought to why he did that was he wanted to put his wake to my bow and not the stern, but that was a pretty close pass compared to the amount of water that was behind me at the time. There was no other boat traffic in the water behind me, so he would've had the full width to pass behind me. To be honest, I don't know who is right versus wrong. Common courtesy would have maximized the distance between his craft and mine to minimize his wake to my craft. It would have also allowed me to fish the bank I was crossing to but after he drove over it, there wasn't a fish found (I checked).
And we make decisions all the time, some right and some wrong, and I wasn't saying you were in the wrong... But when you took off to cross you had already seen the boat coming and in the video you can hear you breathing real hard trying to make up for the fact you could possibly be in the line of fire... he chose in front of you rather than behind, and not being able to get his side of the story I'm sure its a total guess WHO was in the right OR wrong.. Common courtesy, and safety, especially on the water is everyone's responsibility !! And by the way, nice rig you have and a quality video
@@mjhoss You are absolutely not in the wrong, it's common sense that people with motorized boats should be more cognizant of kayakers/nonmotorized boats in most situations and 100% in this situation.
@@ruralroute312 It's no guess. The dick couldn't care less about the smaller unpowered boat. Not rocket science. It's lack of respect, which is increasing daily.
Your video is very good. I really enjoy watching your videos. I wish you good health
California drivers get stupider every year.
When I'm Governor, half this state is getting their license pulled.
Love your vids! I discovered Margarita five years ago (I hope nobody else does). The camping is fun and I threw my kayak out for fishing a couple of times to no avail.
Would love to see some quick tips on baits, lures, etc. and what to look for if you have nothing but a pole and a tackle box.
Just saw today that the lake is stocked with trout! Would also love to catch a blue catfish.
Thanks for posting.
Peace.
Trout don't get stocked all year, as there's better success of survival n colder water. That said, the last trout stock was in June (schedule here: nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FishPlants/Default.aspx?water=Santa+Margarita+Lake&time=All).
There are some good sized catfish in that lake, as I caught an 8 pounder and my buddy caught an 11 last year while we were looking for bass. Good times!
Margarita is beautiful and I'm glad you found it. Fishing can be a challenge at times but stay with it!!
Here's a good resource: 805webcams.com/santa-margarita-lake-webcam-california/
You saw him coming didn't you ?
And then it's the bigger boat that's in the wrong ?
Referring to Google Earth for measurements, I saw him when he was about a 1/3 mile away. My 12 foot kayak, vertical rods, and red PFD makes me visible, as well as the 4 mph wake I was leaving behind me. The width of the channel where I crossed is approximately 525 feet. I was around 425 feet across when he passed in front of me, putting 50 feet between his boat and me and 50 feet between his boat and shore. You can see the path in the water and its close distance to shore after he passes.
My only thought to why he did that was he wanted to put his wake to my bow and not the stern, but that was a pretty close pass compared to the amount of water that was behind me at the time. There was no other boat traffic in the water behind me, so he would've had the full width to pass behind me.
To be honest, I don't know who is right versus wrong. Common courtesy would have maximized the distance between his craft and mine to minimize his wake to my craft. It would have also allowed me to fish the bank I was crossing to but after he drove over it, there wasn't a fish found (I checked).
And we make decisions all the time, some right and some wrong, and I wasn't saying you were in the wrong...
But when you took off to cross you had already seen the boat coming and in the video you can hear you breathing real hard trying to make up for the fact you could possibly be in the line of fire... he chose in front of you rather than behind, and not being able to get his side of the story I'm sure its a total guess WHO was in the right OR wrong..
Common courtesy, and safety, especially on the water is everyone's responsibility !!
And by the way, nice rig you have and a quality video
@@mjhoss You are absolutely not in the wrong, it's common sense that people with motorized boats should be more cognizant of kayakers/nonmotorized boats in most situations and 100% in this situation.
@@ruralroute312 It's no guess.
The dick couldn't care less about the smaller unpowered boat. Not rocket science.
It's lack of respect, which is increasing daily.
PS, a lot of the lake is 5 mph. So go get your GPS.